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- 2 days ago24 min
Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing”
Malcolm Gladwell, a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, often uses ideas from the social sciences and epidemiology and applies them to surprising topics. But his new book tackles an issue that’s in the headlines every day. The book is called “The American Way of Killing,” and the subject is America’s unique association with gun violence. Death statistics, he says, fail to convey the scale of the problem because advances in medical care save countless lives that are nevertheless scarred by violence. Gladwell talks with David Remnick about how gun-control advocates have got the problem wrong, and why he thinks that a persistent dynamic of under-policing and over-incarcerating is at the root of America’s problem. “I can’t even utter the phrase ‘defund the police,’ ” Gladwell says, “without nearly blowing a gasket.”Further reading:“What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime,” by Malcolm Gladwell“Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, and the Modern Whistle-Blower,” by Malcolm Gladwell “Thresholds of Violence,” by Malcolm Gladwell New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Join host David Remnick as he discusses the latest in politics, news, and current events in conversation with political leaders, newsmakers, innovators, New Yorker staff writers, authors, actors, and musicians. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 4 days ago53 min
From In the Dark: The Journey
A woman who acts as a surrogate, carrying a child for someone else, is said to be going on a “journey.”Kayla Elliott started her surrogacy journey at the age of twenty-six. She gave birth to a baby girl for a wealthy couple living in a mansion in L.A. County. The couple told her that they already had one child, who desperately wanted a sibling. But nothing about the situation was as it appeared.Kayla soon learned that the couple already had twenty other children, most of them under the age of three, who had also been carried by surrogates. After one of the children was taken to an emergency room with head injuries, the police got involved, and then the F.B.I. As the scandal unfolded, the surrogates for the couple began to find one another.Who was this mysterious couple, and why had they collected so many children?“The Journey,” a five-part audio series, unravels what was going on inside the couple’s mansion and exposes a scheme that threatens the surrogacy industry. New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Follow the show wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 5 days ago19 min
John Wilson and “The History of Concrete”
John Wilson is a documentary filmmaker, a comedian, and a contemporary philosopher. On his hit HBO show, “How To with John Wilson,” he wandered around New York City filming everyday life, pontificating, and asking strangers questions ranging from the mundane to the esoteric. The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz has written about Wilson, and recently met him at the independent movie theatre that he runs, Low Cinema, in Queens. They discuss Wilson’s newest film, “The History of Concrete,” which premières September 18th. Further reading:“How to Make a Movie House with John Wilson,” by Madeleine Wulfahrt“John Wilson’s Sewage-Treatment-Plant Adventure,” by Andrew Marantz“ ‘How To with John Wilson’ Offers a Martian’s-Eye View of Homo Sapiens’ Habits,” by Alexandra Schwartz New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. Follow the show wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks agonarrative49 min6-min read
Colin Kaepernick, Ten Years After Taking a Knee
Colin Kaepernick's protest during the national anthem in 2016, a stand against systemic racism and police violence, cost him his NFL career despite his elite performance, revealing the league's hypocrisy in claiming meritocracy while blackballing him for activism. The episode underscores how sports, race, and politics are inextricably linked in America.
- 1 weeks agonarrative22 min4-min read
Edwidge Danticat on Haitian Americans in a Time of Peril
Edwidge Danticat’s new novel Day explores the emotional and political complexities of home, displacement, and identity for Haitian and Haitian American communities. Through a conversation with Doreen St. Félix, Danticat reflects on how gentrification, U.S. immigration policy, and violence in Haiti shape the lives of those caught between nations.
- 2 weeks agoconversational27 min5-min read
Sarah Longwell, a Former Republican, on “How to Eat an Elephant”
In a conversation with Evan Osnos, political consultant and anti-MAGA Republican Sarah Longwell discusses the significance of Donald Trump’s declining approval ratings, the importance of listening to voters through focus groups, and strategies for Democrats to counter MAGA politics without sacrificing compassion or pragmatism. She emphasizes that defeating Trumpism requires both policy clarity and authentic communication.
- 2 weeks agonarrative15 min5-min read
Gloria Steinem in Conversation with David Remnick, from 2015
This episode of The New Yorker Radio Hour features a 2015 interview with Gloria Steinem, reflecting on her life, feminism, and political activism, now re-aired in tribute following her recent passing. The conversation captures her enduring insights on gender, power, and social change, offering a poignant farewell to a foundational voice in American feminism.
- 2 weeks agonarrative16 min4-min read
Ian Frazier and Samy Burch on “Coyote vs. Acme”
A beloved 1990 New Yorker satire about Wile E. Coyote suing Acme for defective products has been reimagined as a long-delayed film, Coyote vs. Acme, sparking a conversation between the original essay’s author, Ian Frazier, and screenwriter Sammy Burch about art, absurdity, and defiance in the face of corporate erasure.
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